A Lorentz force is generally exerted on a moving charged particle in an external magnetic field. But it is often asked whether also a neutral atom can feel a Lorentz force when moving straightly in an external magnetic field. It is shown that this is definitely not the case.

Manfred Fähnle,
A Neutral Atom Moving in an External Magnetic Field Does Not Feel a Lorentz Force, American Journal of Modern Physics.
Vol. 6, No. 6,
2017, pp. 153-155.
doi: 10.11648/j.ajmp.20170606.17